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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Marques Bolden Set to Announce Thursday

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Marques Bolden is finally set to announce his college choice on Thursday at 2:30 ET, one day after the NCAA late signing period ends on Wednesday.

Bolden is expected to choose between Duke and Kentucky, with multiple sources saying they don"t know which school he will pick.

The 6-foot-10 DeSoto (TX) said last month at the Jordan Brand Classic that he"s looking forward to getting the decision over with.

"Big time," he said. "I can"t wait to make this decision. It"s been a long time. I"ve been recruited since my junior year and now it"s April. I"m about to be 18 and I still haven"t picked a school yet, so I"m really looking forward to picking this."

Bolden had a home visit with the Duke staff just before the Jordan Game but head coach Mike Krzyzewski did not attend.

"Coach K couldn"t make it but I talked to all four of the other assistants," he said. "They said really just to trust them. I"ve known them for a while. I talked to a couple of the current and former players. [They said] really just to trust them and believe that it will work."

As for Kentucky, he heard from Coach John Calipari then too.

Asked what Calipari said, Bolden said, "The same thing, we"d love to have you. And I"ve been talking to the commits out here, too."

Kentucky-bound point guard De"Aaron Fox has been particularly aggressive in a joking fashion.

"I"ve been threatened a couple times by Fox so that"s pretty funny," Bolden said. "He was just like, "You make that wrong decision I might have to just break your legs or something like that. It"s funny, though.""

What about the Duke guys?

"Nah, they ain"t threatened to break my legs," Bolden said. "Just talking it over with me."

Bolden said he sees positives at both schools and isn"t worried about who else is coming in.

"I see myself fitting in perfeclty with both teams," he said. "I try not to really look at the other guys [coming in]. There"s going to be competition everywhere. You"re not going to be the only guy there, so I try not to let other guys run me away. I look forward to the competition."

He added: "I know Im going to get better wherever I go but the way Kentucky develops their guys is unbelievable and then the way Duke guys have come out so successfull, they"re both positive."

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Chavez Sr: Canelo can beat Golovkin

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By Dan Ambrose: Boxing great Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. believes that WBC middleweight champion Saul Canelo Alvarez has improved enough at this point in his career that he can now upend IBF/IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady GGG Golovkin if the two of them face each other next.

Chavez likes Canelos skills that hes now showing right now, and he feels that he could give the 34-year-old Golovkin his first loss of his 12-year pro career. Unlike a lot of people who feel that Canelo is hiding behind his catch-weights as an excuse to avoid the Golovkin fight, Chavez sees Canelo as unafraid of the Kazakhstan fighter.

If that is indeed the case, then well find out really soon whether Canelo is afraid or not because his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions are in negotiations with Golovkins promoters at K2. If the fight doesnt get made due to Canelo feeling he needs a weight handicap, then you can draw your own conclusions from there.

I dont think Canelo is afraid and I also think that Canelo has more than a good chance to beat Golovkin, Chavez said to ESPN Deportes TV show A Los Golpes. Canelo keeps getting better. To me, Canelo is a natural middleweight. Canelo is a much better boxer than Golovkin, but Golovkin is a bigger puncher than Canelo. Honestly, I think Canelo has the skills to make a good fight and he can beat Golovkin.

The way Canelo fought against Amir Khan this month, I dont think Canelo will do very well against Golovkin. Canelo looked totally unchanged from the fighter he was back in 2013 in his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. I saw no changes in Canelos game. He was the same slow-footed fighter that he was against Mayweather.

The only difference is he was fighting a guy that makes mistakes in Khan. Mayweather rarely threw hooks against Canelo. Khan was throwing them all the time, and it led to him getting knocked out by a right hand by Canelo.

Golovkin at least has the sense enough to know that he cant just throw hooks. He would know that he would need to jab Canelo to soften him up and get him ready for his hooks. Golovkin has the chin to take Canelo; shots that do land. Im not sure that Canelo has the chin to take Golovkins shots.

What would be bad for Canelo is hes gotten really accustomed to fighting guys he outweighs in the ring. Canelos weight advantage has helped him absorb shots from the lighter opponents hes faced. Against Golovkin, Canelo will need to be able to take shots from a guy who punches two divisions above his weight. Golovkin has light heavyweight power, and it doesnt matter if Canelo rehydrates to 180lbs for the fight.

Golovkin will still be able to hurt him with his shots. He might be outweighed by 10 pounds by Canelo, but thats not going to bother Golovkin because he has the power to make a dent in Canelos chin with his hard punches.

Chavezs son Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. had the chance to fight Golovkin a couple of years ago for a lot of money, but he opted not to take the fight. Its perhaps a good thing that Chavez Jr. didnt take the fight because he likely would have been beaten. However, the money that Chavez Jr. would have made to take the fight against Golovkin might have been well worth it because hes done very little with his career since his loss to Sergio Martinez in 2012.

Since that fight, Chavez Jr. has fought journeyman Brian Vera twice, Andrzej Fonfara and Marcos Reyes. Chavez Jr. has very little to show for the last four years of his career. He currently hasnt fought since July of 2015, and he has no fights scheduled right now. Its logical to assume that Chavez Jr. wont fight before July, so h**l have been out of the ring for over a year by the time he eventually fights whenever that is. Theres talk of Chavez Jr. fighting Gabriel Rosado next. Thats probably a bad idea for the ring rusty Chavez Jr. because the way hes looked in his last two fights against Reyes and Fonfara, he might lose to Rosado.

Source: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2016/05/chavez-sr-canelo-can-beat-golovkin/

Google Doodle Honors America Hating Al Qaeda Sympathizer

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By William Hicks | 2:08 pm, May 19, 2016

Todays largeGoogle doodle honorsthe late Japanese-Americanactivist Yuri Kochiyama, whom Wikipedia calls one of the few prominent non-black black separatists. And while the Washington Postlauded her for her fierce sense of patriotism, some of her past quotes say otherwise.

Like thefact that Kochiyama, who died in 2014 in her 90s,expressed admiration for Osama bin Laden.

Im glad that you are curious why I consider Osama bin Laden as one of the people that I admire. To me, he is in the category of Malcolm X, Che Guevara, Patrice Lumumba, Fidel Castro, all leaders that I admire. They had much in common. Besides being strong leaders who brought consciousness to their people, they all had severe dislike for the US government and those who held power in the US. I think all of them felt the US government and its spokesmen were all arrogant, racist, hypocritical, self-righteous, and power hungry.

She didntcare what Americans feel about bin Laden, as the U.S government is loathsome.

bin Laden has been primarily fighting US dominance even when he received money from the US when he was fighting in Afghanistan. He was fighting for Islam and all people who believe in Islam, against westerners, especially the USeven when he was fighting against the RussiansI do not care what the US government or Americans feelI think its shameful what this government has done from the beginning of its racist, loathsome history.

Here she is linking terrorism to capitalism

As for imperialism, which is a policy of extending power and control, and usually by military force and hegemony, the government of the United States is the best example. Imperialism, terrorism and war go hand in hand. But it begins with capitalism, private ownership and profit-making.

Kochiyamawas also a friend of Assata Shakur, a black separatist who was convicted of murdering a New Jersey state trooper before escaping a U.S. prison and finding asylum in Cuba. According to Wikipedia, Kochiyama compared Shakur to Malcom X and convicted cop-killerMumia Abu Jamal. Kochiyama was also a supporter of the Shining Path, which terrorized Peru in the 1980s.

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Bella Hadid covers up in conservative ballgown after racy display in THAT red dress at Cannes

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She upstaged everyone at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.

But Bella Hadid seemed to be overcome with sartorial shyness when she stepped out in the French Riviera town the following evening.

The brunette beauty cut a conservative figure when she attended the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc"s amfAR charity gala.

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Not s on show! Bella Hadid seemed to be overcome with sartorial shyness when she stepped out in the French Riviera town the following evening

Just 24 hours earlier the 19-year-old beauty stole the show in an extremely racy red Alexandre Vauthier silk wrap gown, which showed off every inch of her frame while exhibiting her choice to forgo underwear.

But she traded this approach for a much more formal choice, which instead saw her sport a floor-length gown in deep navy blue.

Covering her legs and much of her cleavage, it was quite the contrast.

What a difference a day makes: Bella pictured in her latest look (L) and in her daring dress on Wednesday (R)

The brunette cut a conservative figure when she attended the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc"s amfAR charity gala

The only remotely-revealing detail of her latest look was the backless design, but even this covered the small of her reverse.

Boasting a halter-neck feature, it also featured a a flowing skirt with some modest lace trim along the sides.

She teamed the look with an oversized ring, a matching necklace and earrings.

Boasting a halter-neck feature, it also featured a a flowing skirt with some modest lace trim along the sides

The only revealing detail of her latest look was the reverse design, but even this covered the small of her back

The amfAR fundraiser, which raises money for AIDs research, will see the likes of Katy Perry perform for the A-list crowd, while Adriana Lima will co-chair the event.

After posing up a storm on the red carpet, the celebrities make their way into a lavish dinner which is followed by a no expense spared auction, with last year"s event raising a staggering $30 million.

The event, which takes place just outside of Cannes, will also feature Kirsten Dunst, Vanessa Paradis and Donald Sutherland who are serving as chairs for the Cannes Film Festival Jury.

Sophisticated: The teenage model opted for a more refined look at the23rd Cinema Against AIDS Gala

Strike a pose: Bella certainly wasn"t camera shy as she made her entrance at the event

Looking good: Scraping her hair back into a high ponytail, Bella certainly looked on fine fashion form

Partying hard:Bella Hadid attends amfAR"s 23rd Cinema Against AIDS Gala at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3599631/Bella-Hadid-covers-conservative-ballgown-racy-display-barely-dress.html

"Survivor" Season 33 Announced Watch The Intense First Trailer

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This is going to be so good. After the epic season 32 finale of Survivor, the first trailer for Millennials vs. Gen X aired. Who will rise above?Click to WATCH!

Season 33 of Survivor is going to pin millennials versus Generation X. This is going to be an epic battle of generations, and were not sure who will come out on top. Watch the first trailer and decide whose side youre on now!

Get ready, Survivor fans. Season 33 of Survivor will throw 20 new castaways together. Only one will be able to outwit, outplay and outlast the rest. But will it be a millennial or a castaway from Generation X?

The people of Generation X believe that the millennials dont have a clue, while the millennials think that Generation X has been brainwashed. Oh boy. This is going to get nasty.

You have contestants like Mari, who plays video games for a living. Gen X castaway David is clearly not a fan of the younger generation, and he believes Gen X should not be underestimated. We handed them the world that theyre just taking advantage of, he says in the trailer. David goes on and on about how millennials are entitled and whiny. He makes some valid points, though. Survivor is all about earning it, whereas maybe millennials feel like they deserve it, he notes.Burn.

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Season 32 of Survivor: Kaoh Rong ended with one shocking finale. Michele Fitzgerald won after an insane twist. The internet went WILD after the winner was revealed. In yet another shocking moment, Sia showed up to give away $100,000! Catch up on Survivor now by signing up for Amazon Prime.

HollywoodLifers, are you excited for season 33 of Survivor? Let us know!

Source: http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/05/19/survivor-season-33-trailer-millennials-gen-x-video/

Poll: Biggest News so Far Out of Google I/O 2016?

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Google I/O 2016 is far from over and we have much more to cover, but after the blockbuster keynote from yesterday wrapped and we took the rest of the day to digest all that was announced, we want to know what impressed you the most.

Were you blown away by Google Home or Assistant? Does Daydream live up toall of your VR dreams? Are you ready to adopt Allo as your next messaging client and ditch Hangouts? Maybe you just care about the stable-enough Android N Developer Preview 3 that was released? Something else stuck out, perhaps?

Let us know!

Source: http://www.droid-life.com/2016/05/19/poll-biggest-news-far-google-io-2016/

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

You Missed A Sinister "Breaking Bad" Callback On "Better Call Saul"

A Look at Season 2: Better Call Saul

You couldn"t have had a better callback, "Saul."

Season 2 of the "Breaking Bad" spinoff "Better Call Saul," which premiered Monday night, has Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) showing flashes of his future alter ego, Saul Goodman. After initially rejecting a cushy job at the law firm Davis & Maine, Odenkirk"s character enlists Kim (Rhea Seehorn) to help him run a scam on a stock trader, tricking him into buying them expensive shots of tequila.

The scam brings the pair closer together, but eventually they abandon the rotten streak and McGill decides to take the law firm job. Sorry, no Saul Goodman after all. (He does flip a switch that says "Do not turn off," though. Yeah, pretty badass.) Still,while McGill was "breaking bad," there was a sneaky callback to the original show that you might"ve missed.

First, take a look at that stock trader that got scammed. Recognize him from anywhere?

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That"s Ken, the same guy who stole Walter White"s parking space in "Breaking Bad." It"s cool, though. Mr. White eventually blew up his car, so they"re all square.

But the Easter egg gets even better. Now, check out that tequila they made Ken buy ...

That"s Zafiro Aejo. "Better Call Saul" creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould confirmed on AMC"s live aftershow "Talking Saul" that it"s the same type of tequila Gus poisoned in "Breaking Bad," causing the deaths of Eladio Vuente and other members of the Jurez Cartel.

"Talking Saul" host Chris Hardwick also asked Gilligan if the name Zafiro Aejo was related to blue meth, which the writer also confirmed.

"Sapphire in Spanish, Zafiro Aejo, yeah," said Gilligan.

We salute all your "Breaking Bad" Easter eggs, sirs. Cheers to you guys.

"Better Call Saul" airs Mondays at 10:00 p.m. ET on AMC.

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"Breaking Bad" references in "Better Call Saul"

Mike"s love for Pimento

In one of the more light-hearted nods, viewers were reminded of Mike"s consistency when he revealed his snack of choice for his security job in episode nine, a throwback to series four of "BB.

Mike"s love for Pimento

In one of the more light-hearted nods, viewers were reminded of Mike"s consistency when he revealed his snack of choice for his security job in episode nine, a throwback to series four of "BB.

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The key fob

You can always rely on Reddit users to spot the most obscure details, can"t you? Here"s Walt"s key,. in the "BB" finale, and Jimmy"s in the first "Better Call Saul" episode. Sadly, the jury"s out what this tiny symbol could mean.

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Heisenberg"s coat and hat?

This could be a case of getting over-zealous in the hunt for clues, but this coat and hat hanging up in the courthouse look an awful lot like Heisenberg"s outfit.

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The Kevin Costner story

In series 3 of "Breaking Bad", viewers saw Saul telling Walt he could achieve anything, concluding with: "I once told a woman I was Kevin Costner, and it worked because I believed it." Well, in the final episode of the series, we finally got to see the woman who fell for Saul"s trick.

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Juan Tabo

Juan Tabo Boulevard is a pretty huge street in Albuquerque, but nothing happens in a Vince Gilligan show by accident. Jimmy"s address - where a real-life nail salon actually sits - is also the road that the one-time meth cook Gael Boetticher resided on. It also popped up in the first episode of "BCS", when the two skateboarders attempted their scam.

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The phonebox graffiti

Like many other scenes, this one at first seemed void of "BB" nods - but could the "Jpi" be Jesse Pinkman"s graffiti tag?The youngster would be around 15 years old in the "BCS" world, and while it might seem like we"re stretching things, the tag also appeared in an episode of "Breaking Bad". Hmmm...

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The Cadillac

One of the show"s first scenes sees Jimmy, a struggling wannabe, park next to this Cadillac. The link? This is the car Saul goes on to own, once he"s finally on top (and a fully-fledged dodgy lawyer...).

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Loyola"s

Jimmy"s meeting place of choice with the Kettlemans also appeared in "Breaking Bad", when Mike ate with Jesse, and then later met Lydia for a business meeting.

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Slippin" Jimmy fits in with Saul"s dodgy knees

Obviously, when "Breaking Bad" was created, the team had no idea that they"d later be working on "Better Call Saul". Writer Thomas Schnauz has revealed how some aspects of Jimmy developed, revealing that they remembered Saul"s arrest scene while thinking about Slippin" Jimmy. "We thought he must have taken a lot of bad hits on the ice of Chicago and he probably messed up his knees falling down all the time," he told The Hollywood Reporter. "When we did it in Breaking Bad, we didn"t have a reason that he had bad knees, but it"s nice when we can tie those threads together."

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